Thomas Weston Segura (born April 16, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, author, actor, and podcaster. Segura co-hosts the Your Mom's House podcast with his ex-wife, fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky. Segura also co-hosts the podcast Two Bears One Cave with friend and fellow comedian Bert Kreischer.
Early life Segura was born on April 16, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Rosario "Charo" Lazarte, a Peruvian immigrant, and Thomas Nadeau Segura.Thomas Nadeau Segura obituary, courier-journal.com. Accessed November 20, 2023. His father was a wealth manager and vice president at Merrill Lynch.
Tom grew up speaking Spanish and spent his summers in Lima, Peru. He graduated from Saint Edward's School in Vero Beach, Florida, and from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. At age 19, he overdosed on a mixture of drugs that he was told was GHB and fell into a short coma.
Career Segura began stand-up comedy shortly after graduating from Lenoir-Rhyne University. On episode 568 of Your Mom's House, he mentioned he was doing comedy in the evenings for the first few years while holding down other daytime jobs. Segura has described interning at Kopelson Entertainment and then having his first paid job in the industry as a logger, producing transcripts of reality shows such as Extreme Makeover and My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss.
Segura has performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, The Comedy Festival, the Global Comedy Festival in Vancouver, and Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Segura was also a San Francisco regional finalist on Last Comic Standing 2. Segura has been a frequent guest on The Joe Rogan Experience. His first appearance was on episode 8.
In 2018, Segura and Pazsitzky landed a TV deal with CBS, who gave a pilot production commitment for their show The Little Things. Segura's fourth special for Netflix, Ball Hog, premiered on March 24, 2020, and a Spanish-language special was planned for the fall of 2020, before the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Segura's fifth Netflix comedy special, Sledgehammer, premiered on July 4, 2023.
In 2010, Segura and Pazsitzky started the podcast Your Mom's House, which they both host.
Segura released a book in 2022 titled I'd Like to Play Alone, Please, a collection of humorous essays. He said about the book: "This is not a memoir, this is not an autobiography. It's a collection of stories, which is an extension of what I do as a comedian, which is I tell stories, a lot."
He wrote, directed, produced and has a lead role in his 2025 comedy series Bad Thoughts for Netflix. Bad Thoughts was nominated for two 2026 Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series, and for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.
Segura participated in Saudi Arabia's 2025 Riyadh Comedy Festival, an event characterized by Human Rights Watch as an effort by the Saudi government to whitewash its human rights abuses.
Personal life Segura is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and has lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Mequon, Wisconsin; Vero Beach, Florida; and Los Angeles, California. He has two sisters named Jane and Maria and is related (as third cousins) to the neurobiologist and podcast host Andrew Huberman.
Segura and his wife of 18 years, comedian Christina Pazsitzky, separated in July 2026. They have two sons together.
Stand-up comedy
Albums Year Title Notes Ref.2010Thrilled Hour-long stand-up album 2012White Girls With Cornrows Hour-long stand-up album
Specials Year Title Notes Ref.2014Completely NormalNetflix stand-up comedy special 2016Mostly StoriesNetflix stand-up comedy special 2018DisgracefulNetflix stand-up comedy special 2020Ball HogNetflix stand-up comedy special 2023SledgehammerNetflix stand-up comedy special2025TeacherNetflix stand-up comedy special
TV appearances Year TitleReferences2007Live at Gotham 2011Comedy Central Presents 2013This Is Not Happening
Bibliography Year Title2022I'd Like to Play Alone, Please
Filmography Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2010Frank Advice Dan Pena Co-writer 2013 9 Inches Dan Co-writer and director 2016 The People's Mayor Harry Pryor Pilot 2017 I Need You To Kill Himself 2018Instant Family Russ 2019CountdownDerek King 2020 The Opening Act Cop
References
External links
Your Mom's House Podcast